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    Serving duck matzo ball soup in New Orleans

    On a pretty stretch of Magazine Street in New Orleans, Chef Alon Shaya is going back to his roots. Born in Tel Aviv and raised in Philadelphia, he opened Shaya in 2014. There he serves his take on modern Israeli food, from duck matzo ball soup to Jerusalem mixed grill . Last year, Shaya took home a James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Feb 23, 2017 • 1 min read

    On a pretty stretch of Magazine Street in New Orleans, Chef Alon Shaya is going back to his roots. Born in Tel Aviv and raised in Philadelphia, he opened Shaya in 2014. There he serves his take on modern Israeli food, from duck matzo ball soup to Jerusalem mixed grill. Last year, Shaya took home a James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant.

    Music: "Panama" by Kermit Ruffins

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    Ludo, Shaya, heirloom grains and Smuggler's Cove
    1. 0:00Chef Ludo Lefebvre makes it in Los Angeles
    2. 13:56Serving duck matzo ball soup in New OrleansYou’re reading this
    3. 26:25The market report: Grains
    4. 34:02Smuggler's Cove
    5. 46:37'Real Food/Fake Food'
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Ludo, Shaya, heirloom grains and Smuggler's Cove
    1. 0:00Chef Ludo Lefebvre makes it in Los Angeles
    2. 13:56Serving duck matzo ball soup in New OrleansYou’re reading this
    3. 26:25The market report: Grains
    4. 34:02Smuggler's Cove
    5. 46:37'Real Food/Fake Food'
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